Live reviews

Confidence and power. And crowd surfers.

Still practicing what they preach – as if you had any doubt

"A wild ride over stony ground"

Oh, how the mighty have fallen

Kinda had to happen sooner or later

A series of triumphs and a bit of agony

The start of something beautiful

"They came, they saw, they conquered"

When the support band is superior

Impressive counterstrike from the best thing that ever happened to the Danish metal scene

The reincarnation of metal's finest

"... And we'll drown in a wave of joy across the nation"

By the people, for the people!

"Mime" was made for loving you...

"Play some of the less old ones!"

As my excitement for the classic merits of my all-time faves, Iron Maiden, has long since peaked, there seems to be more endurance in the material from Judas Priest's golden age. But maybe that has to do with the fact that while Maiden tend to rely on the same decades-long tried-and-tested classics, Priest aren't afraid to take risks...

It's a well-known fact that Opeth aren't exactly the world's most extraverted live act. I've seen them 9 or 10 times since the 2003 "Damnation" tour, and while it's always nice to get your prog on, they still rely on vocalist/guitarist Mikael Åkerfeldt's dry, quirky humor as the sole element of release amidst all the demanding music – which,...

The long, hard road into Hell...

The fact that Tom Jones' wonderfully corny classic "Delilah" runs on the PA before a band like Gloryhammer enters the stage tells you all you need to know about the self-awareness and humor of these guys. And big parts of the entire subgenre of power metal as well.

World famous in Denmark, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy is an unlikely story. They got huge in the mid-'90s with two equal parts original, memorable, hard-hitting, and well-played albums that became part of my daily soundtrack for doing anything but my homework. The band, however, gave way to the sudden pressure of constant touring and creative differences after...

Some nice revisits; lots of filler